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<h1>About using a Graph Matrix widget as a selector</h1>
<p>A Graph Matrix widget consists of several attributes and elements in 
 its column and row headers, and corresponding graphs at the intersection 
 of those objects. You can enable these attributes, elements, graphs, and 
 attribute names displayed in column headers as selectors. This allows 
 an analyst to select an attribute, an attribute element, or a graph, and 
 then view specific data related to it in Grid/Graphs and/or panel stacks 
 in the document. An analyst can also view data related to elements from 
 different attributes simultaneously by clicking those elements. </p>
<p>The following scenarios describe how Graph Matrix widgets can be used 
 as selectors:</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p-TopicTextBulleted><p class=TopicTextBulleted>When you hover 
 the cursor over an attribute name or attribute element that is enabled 
 as a selector, the attribute name or element becomes a hyperlink. If you 
 select the attribute name or element, all target Grid/Graphs and panel 
 stacks display data related to it. <br>

	<br>

	For example, the Electronics category and the Southeast region are 
 selected in the Graph Matrix widget below. Therefore, data related to 
 the Southeast region and Electronics category is displayed in the target 
 Grid/Graph on the right.<br>

	<br>

	<img src="images/graphmatrix_selector.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="731px" height="306px" border="0" class="img_whs2"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B><br>

	<br>

	Note</B></span>: You cannot select multiple elements from the same attribute. 
 If you select an attribute name from the headers, all corresponding attribute 
 element selections are cleared. For example, if you select Category in 
 the widget above, the Electronics category is no longer highlighted and 
 data for all categories is displayed in the target Grid/Graph on the right.<br>

	<br>

	The Category and Region attributes in the Graph Matrix widget can be 
 used as selectors because they are enabled as selectors in the Editable 
 Mode, as shown below. Notice that all categories and regions are hyperlinked 
 because they are enabled as selectors.<br>

	<br>

	<img src="images/graphmatrix_selector2.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="729px" height="300px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>When you hover the cursor over a graph in the widget, 
 the cursor is displayed as a hand pointer to indicate that the graph is 
 a selector. If you click the graph, the two corresponding attribute elements 
 in the headers are automatically selected. Therefore, all target Grid/Graphs 
 and panel stacks display data related to those two elements. For example, 
 if you select the graph at the intersection of the Mid-Atlantic region 
 and Electronics product category, all data for Electronics sales in the 
 Mid-Atlantic region is displayed.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>When you hover the cursor over a graph and click a specific 
 data point in the graph, the data related to that data point is displayed 
 in all target Grid/Graphs and panel stacks only if the time-based attribute 
 on the Grid/Graph is enabled as a selector. You can also perform this 
 task after maximizing a graph.<br>
&nbsp;</p></li>
</ul>
<p>For steps to enable a Graph Matrix widget as a selector, see 
<a href="Widget_as_selector.htm">Viewing 
 data related to a widget: Using a widget as a selector</a>.</p>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"><B>To 
 use the widget as a selector</B></font></span></p>
<p class="whs5">A 
 Graph Matrix widget consists of several attributes and elements in its 
 column and row headers, and corresponding graphs at the intersection of 
 those objects. You can enable these attributes, elements, and graphs as 
 selectors. You can select elements from different attributes simultaneously 
 by clicking those elements. You can also enable the attribute name displayed 
 in a column header as a selectable item. </p>
<p class="whs5"><span 
 style="font-size: 9pt;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;">The following occurs when attributes in the widget 
 are used as selectors:</font></span></p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs5">When 
 you hover the cursor over an attribute name or attribute element that 
 is enabled as a selector, the attribute name or element becomes a hyperlink. 
 If you select the attribute name or element, all target Grid/Graphs and 
 panel stacks display data related to it. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs5">When 
 you hover the cursor over a graph in the widget, the cursor is displayed 
 as a hand pointer to indicate that the graph is a selector. If you click 
 the graph, the two corresponding attribute elements in the headers are 
 automatically selected. Therefore, all target Grid/Graphs and panel stacks 
 display data related to those two elements. For example, if you select 
 the graph at the intersection of the Mid-Atlantic region and Electronics 
 product category, all data for Electronics sales in the Mid-Atlantic region 
 is displayed.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs5"><span 
 style="font-size: 9pt;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;">When you hover the cursor over a graph and click 
 a specific data point in the graph, all data related to that data point 
 is displayed in all target Grid/Graphs and panel stacks only if the time-based 
 attribute on the Grid/Graph is enabled as a selector. You can also perform 
 this task after maximizing a graph.</font></span></p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs6">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs5">Only 
 grids and graphs that are assigned as targets of the widget are updated 
 when you choose an option from a selector.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<ol start="1" type="1" class="whs7">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs8">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable 
 Mode</B></span>, do one of the following:</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="9" type="1" class="whs7">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Right-click 
 the attribute, custom group, or consolidation in the Grid/Graph to use 
 as the selector, and choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Edit Selector</B></span>. 
 The Configure Selector dialog box opens. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Right-click 
 the Metrics column in the Grid/Graph, and choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Edit 
 Selector</B></span>. The Configure Selector dialog box opens.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol start="2" type="1" class="whs7">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs8">Select 
 the target Grid/Graph or panel stack in the list of available targets 
 on the left. Click<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> &gt;</B></span> to add 
 it to the list of selected targets on the right. You can select multiple 
 targets.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs5">The 
 attribute, custom group, or consolidation you selected in the Grid/Graph 
 is the source, and the selected Grid/Graph is the target. The Action Type 
 of the selector is set the Select Element. </p></li>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p><p class="whs9">To 
 ensure that the user can select all or more than one element in the widget, 
 select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show option for All</B></span> 
 check box. The values of the selected attribute are displayed in the target 
 grid or the target widget.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs9">To 
 ensure that the metric totals are displayed in the target grid or target 
 widget, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show option for total</B></span> 
 check box. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs9">To 
 view updated values of the selected attribute when data is not available, 
 select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Automatically update when 
 there is no data for the current selection</B></span> check box.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="7" type="1" class="whs7">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs8">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to apply the changes and return 
 to the document.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs10">Related 
 topics</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">
<a 
 href="Defining_a_Graph_Matrix_widget.htm">Creating a Graph Matrix widget</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">
<a 
 href="Formatting_a_Graph_Matrix_widget.htm">Formatting a Graph Matrix 
 widget</a></p></li>
</ul>
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